First Night is Party Night.(Dress Code: Semi-Formal) Hotel Manager's Reception at 5:00 . Meet and greet old friends and make new ones. This is immediately followed by our Dance Party from 7:00pm to 10:30pm. Dance on a spacious Floating Wood dance floor to the music of the Ken Kilian Big Band playing a great variety of the best Dance Music from Yesterday.

Second Night its Dress to the Nines for our Grand Ball.Hotel Manager's Reception at 5:00. Dance from 7:00pm to 10:30pm, with your sweetheart to the great dance music of the Edd Jones Orchestra. In addition, for your viewing pleasure, we will have an Exhibition of Ballroom Dancing during intermission.

Third Dance is a Tea Dance and a more leisure affair (Casual Attire-but no tee shirts or shorts please). Great dance music continues from 10:00am till 1:00pm, with more great music from Edd Jones Orchestra. We do the Tea Dance so our dancers can get an early start home._______________________________________________________________________

All orchestras are chosen for their quality of music with an emphasis on danceable music and variety of tempos that keeps people on the dance floor. Their well-written arrangements are designed with the dancer in mind.

Weekend features

A Southern Rhapsody Big Band Dance Weekend features the luxury of a top hotel setting, the excitement of Big Bands with fabulous music to dance the night and weekend away. The weekend is a meticulously planned event that offers 3 days of dancing, a group dance lesson, exhibitions, relaxation and even time for shopping if you like- in essence, a dance extravaganza that gets rave reviews from dedicated dance fans from all around the USA. We support Big Band Ballroom Dance Bands

Reviews

“One of the pleasures of ballroom dancing is the infectious liveliness of a roomful of dancers. It's hard to be grim and sour when everyone around you is happy and having fun. High spirits are contagious. Social dancing is stimulating. Ballroom dancers are fun people, lively and with pizzazz”… Paul & Joyce Dunlap, Social Big Band Ballroom Dance/Band Critics & Columnists.